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    Homemade incubator hatchalong

    I recently lost my favorite hen to no idea what, maybe cold, maybe cat maybe opposum. I was devastated to the point I considered selling my entire flock because she was my top favorite and the others were just to keep her company. Since I lost her it gave rise to some of the more love-neglected...
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    Confusing tractor supply haul

    today I went to tractor supply for feed, and I knew they would have chicks, I wasn’t planning on getting any, but I knew I might if I saw some cute ones. And I did. I got a little black chick with a poof on his head and he has 5 toes, no feathered feet. The guys there said he had a head tumor...
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    Domestication of pheasants and quail?

    Is it possible? I don't mean "taming" but real domestication, as in breeding into the animal calmness. Coturnix quail are domesticated so I wouldn't see why not? Is there a reason it hasn't been done? I recently got 2 California quail chicks, and 2 red golden pheasant chicks. I originally...
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    Stubborn feathers

    Hello, I recently butchered a mean rooster of mine, he was about a year old. I dipped him in the near boiling water and got out most of his feathers, but he still has a few stubborn little hairs and tiny feathers, if i sat and plucked them it would take forever. He has been frozen until...
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    Maggots/worms in pin feathers

    hello, last night I butchered my mean rooster, he managed to slit my wrist while I was helping a chick so he had to go. (The last straw for me, he's been a menace for a few months now, attacking me every time I turned my back) It was the first time I ever butchered a chicken, and when I dipped...
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    Amputate chick leg?

    Hello! I have been hatching out chicks for about 2 months now, my incubator is a little quirky, so I haven't been having the best time. Recently I had chick hatch late, 3 days late. I assisted him because he was screaming in the incubator, I helped him out of his shell, his egg veins were...
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    Eggs hatching too early

    Okay so, I set my chicken eggs in the incubator about 21 days ago, and duck eggs about three days later. On the 17-18th day of having them in the incubator, I woke up to a chick running about the incubator ( the eggs were taken off the Turner that night) I quickly removed him and put him in the...
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    Cayuga hatching eggs or chicks nc

    Hello! Ive been looking to buy some cayuga hatching eggs, or chicks ( but only local pick up in nc for chicks please) Let me know your price! Thanks~;)
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    Coop/aviary builds for california quail

    My SO got me some gambels quail eggs as Valentine's gift, and I was wondering what's a good coop build for them? I read they can boink and break their necks, but I don't know if I believe it. I am very familiar with coturnix, and they do not boink at all, despite being told they do. But I'm not...
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    Odd behavior with fake eggs?

    Lol, sonic getting my hens ready for their first spring, I hung x-mas lights over the coop/run ( it's a dog house inside a chain link dog fence really) and bought 3 ceramic eggs to put in the dog house so they know that's where they lay. The next morning after putting the fake eggs in I had a...
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    Detached air cell or?

    So I recently decided to get some duck eggs and hatch them. (Ancona) I put them in the incubator 3 days ago, and wanted to see if any growth happened (being scientific and excited) but when I looked at the duck eggs, the air cell, which usually stays in one spot ( in my experience) was rolling...
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    What should I do with excess rooster?

    Okay, so spring is coming, and I've noticed more fighting amongst my roosters, though nothing too bad. I keep my standards and Bantams together, and my leader rooster Is a (pretty large) standard. Should I separate my standards from my Bantams? Or will that stress them out? The ladies seem to...
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    Dealing with possible mite problem

    So today I went outside and did all my normal chicken duties, and moved the quail tractor. (Don't yell at me,my quail are housed next to my chickens, i know it's bad husbandry but they seem to be doing fine and always have been.) And I moved a few fence pieces I had on the ground next to the...
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    Anyone going to Fayetteville nc swap?

    I was wondering if any BYC'ers were going to attend the flock swap in Fayetteville (first Saturday of Feb) ? I'm thinking of going, and buying some standards, or chicks. since its open again, but I don't have anything to sell.
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    Wanting to figure out my genetics a little.

    Hello! I have a few chickens, that I don't know much about. And I'd just like your opinion on some ^^ I bought this lil lady at a flock swap for 30$ with her brother (killed by a possum) I was told she was an Appenzeller, but... she has a beard, and doesn't have the small spots, any ideas...
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    Wanting Cayuga duck hatching eggs

    Hello! I've been seriously wanting some ducks to add to my backyard flock.and have been scoping ebay and this site for some hatching eggs for a few days. I want a duck who doesn't fly, isn't too loud, though I'm not bothered by my roosters, I wouldn't want anything louder. Lays a decent amount...
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    Choosing a livestock guardian dog

    Hello! I am getting a LGD tomorrow, they are Great Pyrenees Anatolian Shepard mixes, still puppies. How do I know which pup to choose? It's going to be guarding chickens, and other poultry, later possibly goats and sheep. And would a male or female be a better choice?? Any help is greatly...
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    Something killing chickens

    So, last night I locked my chickens up. This morning they were all over my yard, most under bushes, dead, nothing eaten from them, it appears to be head and face wounds only, no other wounds were found. 4 out of the 8 were killed, the others flew out of the yard or were sitting high up on a...
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    Bunch of chicks

    So i went to tractor supply and bought 7 chicks, one died so far, but the others seem to be thriving. I have 2 standard breeds ( i think) and three bantams i cant quite identify. Bantam #1 grey with feathered feet. Bantam #2 yellow, feathered feet, has a high cheekbone look. Bantam #3...
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    Lethargic bantam chick

    yesterday i got a few chicks, 4 silkies and 2 bantams ( no idea what type, they are smaller than silkies though) all are 2 days old. And they seem quite active, sleep for a few minutes then up and running all day. They dont seem cold, no shivering or panting, i have a 25 wat bulb over the top...
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